Damascus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$323
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
22
😀 Quality of life
40
44
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.44M

The cost of living in Damascus is 6% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7245th and 7518th ($706 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Syria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Syria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 7855th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Yaounde

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Damascus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670